8 miles northwest of Dowagiac
Van Buren County, Michigan · 42.0719° N, 86.2039° W
The Michigan DNR lists no public access site on Little Crooked Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 10 Oct 2026, 1:19 am EDT. Get alerts for Little Crooked Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
114 acres · deepest 62 ft (measured) · shoreline about 1.6 mi · clarity about 17 ft
Little Crooked Lake is the 20th largest of the 104 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Van Buren County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 3rd deepest of the 35 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 84 of the other 85 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 1.6 miles along the state outline. About 26% of its area is deeper than 30 ft.
Ranks against Van Buren County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
Average water clarity is about 17 ft (Secchi depth 5.1 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
49 other lakes of 10+ acres within about 10 miles of Little Crooked Lake, 2 with a page here (darker blue). Sources: Michigan DNR, US Census Bureau.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Little Crooked Lake is 62 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 114 acres.
About 100% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.